When Louis XIV died in 1715 after 72 years on the throne, very few regretted hispassing. The great king had becaome a testy and ill-humoured bore, depending more and more on his wife Mme de Maintenon. He knew that his succession was fragile as it depended upon his five year old child and, to support him, the man who became regent, Philippe d' Orleans, who represented everything the king feared and detested. He was a hard drinking womaniser: in 1715 he went on trial accused of poisoning the heirs to the throne, committing incest with his daughter and engaging in treasonable activities in spain. Philippe was 41 when he became Regent and despite his sure ability to shock he possessed another side to his character. He was a cultivated and artist prince, a kind hearted father and curious about the arts,science, history and above all human nature.

The man who would be King: the life of Philippe D'Orleans, Regent of France

PEVITT, Christine

Biographies & Memoirs

Atlantic Monthly Press

Explores the regent's unconventional personal life, the challenges he faced at home, and his unprecedented foreign policy

The Man Who Would Be King: The Life Of Philippe D'orleans, Regent Of France

History

Europe

Harper-perennial

A portrait of Louis XV's famous mistress depicts her as a self-made woman who rose from anonymity in early eighteenth-century Paris to a person of influence in Versailles, describing her training, numerous transformations, marriage, and romance with the king.

Madame De Pompadour: Mistress of France

Algrant, Christine Pevitt

Historical

Grove Pr

A biography of the true ruler of France after the death of Louis XIV explores his unconventional personal life, the challenges he faced at home, and his unprecedented foreign policy

Philippe, Duc D'Orleans: Regent of France

Atlantic Monthly Pr

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